Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 10:31 am
Car keys. Kids as young as 5 have taken keys and started vehicles. Usually they have a low-speed collision before going far, but even that can cost thousands of dollars.
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Actually I do carry a knife for self defense sometimes.tallmike wrote: Do you carry a knife for self defense, or perhaps some chemicals from under the sink thrown at the bad guy? No.
True but wouldn't that be a training issue and not an issue with hiding the gun?tallmike wrote: Guns are more dangerous than those items because a kid just picking on up can kill themself or someone else, if they pick it up with pressure on the trigger.
Ok, that answer shows that most of the remaining communication will probably fall on deaf ears because you've chosen to lock up which is understandable and the path that has worked best for you. Personally we've always worked with training our kids instead of locking things up as we can take comfort in the fact they've learned how to handle themselves around things instead of second guessing if we locked everything up. I agree that the training needs to vary based on age but we've always started with, no don't touch and continued to reinforce and then moved to a more responsibility base training such as properly handling a knife, etc.tallmike wrote: I no longer lock up chemicals because my kids have outgrown that stage (the cabinets were certainly locked when they were younger).
Apparently you haven't seen some of my knivestallmike wrote: A child may pick up a knife and cut themself, the cut can heal very easily and is unlikely to cause any long term damage or death. The chance of death from a child playing with a knife is about the same a child playing with kid scissors or a nice pen. They can fall while holding any of them and impale themselves on it causing death.
tallmike wrote: You can try to make those other items the same as a gun, but we all know the reality is they are not the same. Guns kill quickly and easily, that is why we all carry them. They are dangerous because they have to be in order to fulfill their function.
tallmike wrote: Kids do not make the best choices all the time, that is why they have parents to teach them. I teach my kids about gun safety and shooting while under my supervision. They own, and love to watch, the NRA training video with Eddie Eagle that teaches them to "stop, dont touch, leave the area, tell an adult" and my daugter likes to show the little dance to people she meets. Just because they know not to touch guns doesnt mean I will leave them out to test the training. There is too much on the line. OK Im ranting now so Ill stop...
You too, thanks for the courteous dialog and the best to you and your family.tallmike wrote:Im glad that training alone worked for your children, but I still think that training coupled with reasonable efforts on the part of adults to keep the most extreme dangers away from children is by far the best choice.
Take care =)